Cuteness overload!
It's Simple :
Super Duper Adorable, Cute & Sweet, Warm, Fun, Weird, Light-Hearted.
Off-course imaginable only in a cute manga setting,
..Although..the female lead; her simple hearted foolishness withdraws us from thinking seriously about stuff, which we probably should have, she is a simple girl who just does what her heart tells her to do.
The male lead is too noble to comment on, he is like a Buddha out of a manga Hero, ..should I say Manga Buddha?!(no offense intended) hmmm ..he is too young & innocent, brave, wise, skilled, disciplined, respected, good hearted, beautiful (yes beautiful!), and handsome yet strong willed; all around Hero and Crush Worthy .. off-course totally drool worthy as well but oh, he is too young :D Yap ! he is Perfect, so we have to forgive our simple minded heroine for all her falling head over heals can't stay away from him attitude! <3

......the criticisms for the story are simply wiped out in my mind by its sheer straightforward foolish simplicity and all encompassing hilarious weirdness (characteristic of Jdorama manga adaptations I have watched previously) which somehow makes it refreshing and oh so sweet..weird, foolish, sweet ...and totally adorable. its not possible to talk more about this without going into some plot details so I will skip all that.
Spoiler.. ............Its as if the writer is saying; 'keeping it simple , the parents simply are that understanding and letting go', not going into their own pain and concerns, off-course with a son that genius, anything is possible in the future, right!! (I suppose they thought like that?! .......there! had to get that out of my system haha)

This is NOT a serious drama though, so let go off "we wouldn't actually necessarily support this in this way in real life. " when going ahead to watch this, but you probably won't regret having done that.

Only one thing remains at last; The chemistry of both the cutesy leads, is 'Cute & Adorable', yet Warm, Sweet ..heartwarming and pulls you in, cheering for them hard, despite everything, even intense in a way..something that is very sweet about it, is also very intense.
The setting is..quite creative & fresh, it looks like its been done before but its cool & different in a way. Its is actually a pretty creative storyline, in its light heartedness.

Spoiler_ish.........Not only does she herself falls in love in a decisive yet uncomplicated way in an instant, She pulls his heart in and makes it all mush for her, before he knows what hit him, simply by her sincere innocent unconditional love for him. not to mention he is totally intrigued by her before even realizing who or what she is.

One track mind simple sweet love and romance are centre-points of this, in a weird foolish Warm way. Its just fun, cute and lovable. "Love can conquer all" in a simple, creative, light-hearted way.
Loved It!

Did I say Super Duper Adorable, Cute & Sweet enough?!! Yap!
probably..no, definitely gonna re-watch again when subs for last few episodes come up

(I had to edit this twice, after loosing what I wrote earlier, so, apologies if its repetitive or not to the point appropriately )Also, thanks to MyDramaList Article "Love is the air, Jdrama style" that recommended this, I would probably have missed this if not for that

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This review..or opinion..is gonna be a lit bit.. pretty.. spoiler-ish so please don't read if you don't want to be spoiled.
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The Title sure attracts you at first, but its not just limited to that.
The story is weirdly superb and the chemistry of the main leads has an unexpected sweetness and vulnerability, which makes you root for them all the way.
This drama is very engaging and enticing, keeps you wanting to know more, every character has some vulnerability, good and bad qualities of their own. and a very engaging point of view..
Especially our Lead male main character is easily throwing us into a loop all the time, he is easily a villain, yet there is still something in him that you want to root for him, he is freely being carefree(looks like??), and rooting for his own happiness, till the very end, when he learns his lessons, even his sacrifice he takes in the same league.
The villain could easily have been a hero, and probably is. I guess its trying to say that every character could be so. There are are many interesting characters..
the cast did a cool job too.
The sweetest character is the lead girl, this heroine, is so innocent, sweet and adorable, that she really brings the sweetness and humanness in the hero, she brings the balance, although at first mysterious, and her mysterious almost creepy smile actually makes you doubtful towards exactly what her intentions are, or who she is, to be honest, it is actually her that you are always rooting for. The actress is so perky and her own kind, I just had to become her fan.

That said, if you find to find real solace in the ending you must watch Todome no parallel, the spin off. which has its own very interesting angle and plot.

I am a sucker for happy endings, ..although (not all) Jap doramas that I recently watched didn't give any that easily, but I was almost expecting for a happy ending in this one, which this easily could have without spoiling the rather perky beauty of this drama, it would have been beautiful, never-mind, you will still get some of it on finishing the spin off.

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A Portrayal of Nobunaga Oda by Kimura Takuya!!The Fool of Owari was played well!

One of The most interesting Japanese Historical Characters
(and my most fav otome game character ;) )
played by one of my most favourite actors,
a Portrayal of Nobunaga Oda by Kimura Takuya;
un-missable, absolutely doesn't disappoint.

Charm and magnetism Adds to Charm and magnetism.
I enjoyed it. so short but magnificent little miniseries.

There should have been more of this!! is my only complain.

The Fool of Owari was played well, to the very point!!
acting/performance by Kimura Takuya is Blinding, to say the least, as always, amazing, intense and heartfelt in even this short (too short for my liking)piece. why is he so quirky & charming!!
others were also quite noticeable

Storywise, some plot points and bends are questionable while others make complete sense. But then History is almost always open to interpretation and is bendable.
Mostly I like this interpretation, especially of Nobunaga Oda and Nouhime.
of others ..some are ..well! most are made understandable, at least. except some, but..then again..!
Overall its enjoyable and passionate.

If you are a fan of Kimura Takuya and, or, or, find the drastic but unforgettable Unifier of old Japan, Nobunaga Oda interesting at all, you should.. no.. you must watch this. Why so short!!

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heartbreaking, stunning, beautiful, very very sad. but somehow peaceful, at the end too.
I am a sucker for happy endings at any circumstances no matter how impossible it may seem, so even though I was slightly...quite a bit disappointed (hoping against hope is my forte?!),
but it was still ok..they could not be-not be together, so its ok..since they were Together. And it was Beautiful!

The acting was Amazing, stunning, knock you off your feet art, and the music scores suiting and incredibly soothing.

I knew the story ..it always was a little strange, and thereby all the more nakedly true to Humanness, to the very basics of it.

The Japanese one with Kimura Takuya (kakkoi and unquestionable talent and performances always!)
& this with Seo in Guk ( stunningly translucent his performance was, looking so effortless ..outstanding ) & Jung so Min ( she is exponentially evolving as an actress with each drama; absolutely remarkable and breathtaking acting by both, ..and they had truly a very captivating and imposing chemistry with each other here),
looking at the ending, were both beautiful on their own;

And in my humble opinion, tried to tell the story of something much more than what was on the surface, hid a special undeniable depth and beauty, beneath the layers, that of human emotions, tendencies, factors going into making who we are, our limits, hope, self preservation, internal struggles with selves, temptations and internal urges to deal with temptation fighting tooth for tooth even if wrong- this continuous struggle, .. evolution of a heart gone numb facing all the utter injustices, nonsensical atrocities of human behavior from day to day back to being alive and human, the very natural pull of Life and perhaps its inherent goodness?! And the pull of human-ness and healing, basic instinct of our hearts recognizing and trying to protect our loved ones-even if needed from our own deteriorating faults, trials to self betterment, failures,

HOPE-like the dimming light at the end of a tunnel-beckoning us back to life, with what is Pure.
what pushes us to the edge, what keeps us sane, but amongst the most Love. Just Simple (Untouched from all the mess beneath it all) LOVE

In the context of it all the title fits, ..you never do realize life's simple gifts and the astonishing beauty of the Hundred Million Stars in the night sky until you are ready to see it all with naked honesty in its simple truth, and when finally you do you may just feel ..that they might fall and envelop you, and ..perhaps just save you, if they possibly could.

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This was so sweet! I can't believe how totally sweet this was.
I feel like my mouth (and heart) is actually full of sweet confectioneries, and I haven't had eaten any!!
(am not even totally joking!!)
.., so adorable.

This was well done, so many remakes most of them good. This (version) was short, sweet and very very lovely. very well executed, well acted, well written(the script, and adapted) , well directed, sweet scores and music. very cute, sweet, and lovely.

sweeeeeeeeT!

If sweetness could give your heart sweet love cavities like candies give tooth, then prepare to have your heart rotten with sweetness!!!

(high rewatch value imho)

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